Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Rating Lowered to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Valens Semiconductor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Price Performance

Shares of Valens Semiconductor stock opened at $1.49 on Friday. Valens Semiconductor has a 1-year low of $1.37 and a 1-year high of $3.34. The company has a market capitalization of $153.03 million, a PE ratio of -4.79 and a beta of 0.28. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1.67 and a 200-day moving average of $1.74.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by ($0.01). Valens Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 27.00% and a negative net margin of 44.72%.The business had revenue of $19.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.78 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Valens Semiconductor will post -0.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VLN. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. HRT Financial LP bought a new stake in Valens Semiconductor in the fourth quarter valued at $53,000. XTX Topco Ltd lifted its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 56.8% in the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 45,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 16,557 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc acquired a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the fourth quarter valued at $78,000. Finally, Creative Planning bought a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the second quarter worth about $213,000. 33.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Valens Semiconductor

Valens Semiconductor Corp. is a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, specializing in semiconductor chipsets that enable the transmission of uncompressed video, audio and data over common cabling such as twisted-pair and coax. The company’s flagship technology, HDBaseT, supports the simultaneous delivery of multiple signal types—including HDMI, USB, Ethernet and power—over a single cable. This multi-service approach addresses the growing demands of both consumer electronics and automotive infotainment systems, where bandwidth, reliability and low latency are critical.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel, Valens maintains research and development operations across North America, Europe and Asia.